Print Conservation Program
Starting Fall 2008
Print Conservation Program
Starting Fall 2008, the College of Design is implementing a Print Conservatino Program in both Rapson Hall and McNeal Hall computer labs. Printing services are changing to a cost-based model that focuses on sustainability, equality, and improving services. The college's goal is to employ sustainable practices and provide excellent services at prices that are less expensive than any public printing service available elsewhere on campus.
Amount per Print
Color
8.5 x 11………………………………………… $0.17
11 x 17………………………………………….. $0.17
Double Sided ……………………………….. $0.34
Black and White
8.5 x 11………………………………………… $0.02
11 x 17………………………………………….. $0.02
Double Sided ……………………………….. $0.04
Color Plots
Plotting ………………………………………… $4.00 / linear foot
This is a $1 / linear foot reduction from what we currently offer: $5 / linear foot
Black and White Plots
Plotting ………………………………………… $2.00 / linear foot
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Printing Conservation FAQ
Please read our FAQ for answers to commonly asked questions about the printing conservation program.
Commitment to Reducing Printer Waste
In the past, hundreds of sheets of paper were printed and wasted each day in the College of Design Rapson Hall labs while costs associated with printing continued to escalate. In part, waste could be attributed to "free" printing services which didn't incent lab users to conserve. The college's new print conservation program provides this incentive by associating a small charge with each page printed.
There are many things that lab users can do to reduce their printing without losing any of functionality they need for their design activities.
Print preview
This is a great feature offered by many programs at the computing facilities including Microsoft Word and Excel. Print preview allows you to see how your pages will look prior to printing. Often, many mistakes can be seen and corrected before ever printing out a single page.
Print double-sided
Double-sided (duplex) printing reduces waste and all of our printers have this feature available.
Print multiple pages to a single sheet
Virtually all applications allow you to print more than one page to a single sheet. Doing so allows a document that might normally require 20 sheets to be printed on 5 sheets if 4 pages are printed per sheet. This is an excellent option if you happen to be printing out lots of notes for class.
Print what you need
It is often more convenient to print out an entire document or webpage when you only need a smaller section of it. Utilizing the "Print preview" feature of most software, you can identify the pages containing the content you actually require and then selectively print only those pages.